Chambers are delighted to announce that Phil Barnes has been appointed by The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales as a Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Court).

On 26 October 2016, Ed Morgan was awarded a double doctorate (PhD/JCD) at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.

Family Team Leader Ped McKinstry recently nominated Family Barrister Emma Greenhalgh for the Young Legal Professional of the Year award for the JCI Manchester Young Talent Awards.

Congratulations to all 46 members who have been acknowledged as experts within their field once again.

In June 2016, Ian Denham, the head of Chambers’ Travel law team, was invited chair the Pan European Organisation of Personal Injury Lawyers (PEOPIL) RTA & Whiplash Conference in Bari in Southern Italy.

"Three of our trainers have just returned from South Africa where they have assisted with the first National Pupillage Advocacy Training Programme organised by the country's General Council of the Bar (GCB).

European directives on employment law have been enacted in literal or modified terms for decades into domestic UK legislation.

In April 2016, Ian Denham, the head of Chambers’ Travel law team, was invited to speak at the Pan European Organisation of Personal Injury Lawyers (PEOPIL) in Amsterdam.

The council yesterday received a 390-name petition calling for it to take legal action after it emerged that ParkingEye had been issuing fines to motorists who overstay the two-hour limit in the supermarket's car park in Whitehaven without consent.Councillors ruled however, on receiving legal advice, that it would be unlikely to win a prosecution and voted to stand by the original position of not pursuing legal action or a compensation claim.Mayor of Copeland Mike Starkie said: "The barrister agreed that our decision not to take this forward was the right one; we would be unlikely to win a prosecution."Although we understand some people would like to see their parking tickets rescinded, we are not willing to risk council taxpayers’ money – possibly a six-figure sum – when the likelihood of success is remote."ParkingEye erected 32 signs and a number-plate monitoring camera in August 2014, but landowners Morrisons only applied for the council’s permission in January 2016, blaming an “administrative oversight".Copeland gave retrospective planning permission for the camera and advertising consent for the signs last month.

The Employment Lawyers Association invited Amy Smith and Tom Gilbart to lead their recent all day seminar "Advocacy for Employment Lawyers" at the Lowry Hotel, Manchester.